Photography Archive
Our guide to the best & worst Disneyland fireworks viewing locations offers a ‘where to watch’ map and sample photos so you can see what the nighttime spectacular looks like from each spot. We also share lesser-known views of the nighttime spectaculars, so you can see Mickey’s Mix Magic away from the heavy crowds on
Looking for the best camera or lenses, tips for taking great photos or to improve your photography? This guide offers tutorials to take better photos in a variety of scenes at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and beyond! (Updated March 22, 2020.) These tips are key, and will help you take better photos of Disney fireworks,
Walt Disney World sells Memory Maker and Capture Your Moment, both of which are PhotoPass photography packages. In this post, we’ll review whether they’re worth the money, the quality you can expect from PhotoPass images, and also the differences between Walt Disney World and Disneyland. (Updated February 5, 2020.) For some guests, no review is
Want to know what’s in my camera bag? In this post I talk about the DSLR and mirrorless cameras I use, plus lenses, tripods, and other photography equipment I carry to the Disney Parks and on other travel we do. This post has become an annual “tradition” this time of year in response to reader
Have you ever seen Walt Disney World or Disneyland covered under a blanket of freshly fallen snow during the winter? It’s long been a dream of ours to visit the parks during a blizzard, and despite it being one of our top Disney bucket list items, we sadly have not yet had that experience. This
Photographing dark rides at Walt Disney World and Disneyland is tough, but with these tips, you should be able take great on-ride photos! This guide will help you improve your photography on the toughest dark rides like Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan’s Flight, and Pirates of the Caribbean. There are a lot of great reasons to get
Festival of Fantasy is the daytime parade in Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. This post offers viewing tips, photos, and my review. We’ll also discuss the floats, which are inspired by New Fantasyland, and include Little Mermaid, Dumbo, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Sleepy Beauty, Tangled, Beauty and the Beast, and other animated films. Honestly, when
This post details the best views of World of Color, why I do not recommend the dessert party or dining package, and tips for taking great photos of the show. As a Disneyland local, I’ve seen World of Color 40+ times in the last 6 years from every possible vantage, and this is my regularly updated
Here are our top tips for taking great vacation photos, including photography equipment recommendations and a guide to focusing on key types of travel photos. This post serves as a crash course in taking better vacation photos. (Last updated February 3, 2018.) I have a wider range of camera recommendations and also tips for taking
It’s been a big few months for my camera bag, with several lenses being swapped out as I continue to try new things. This is the 2018 edition even though we’re still in 2017 because I recently upgraded to the Nikon D850, along with a slew of new lenses that’ll work best for that DSLR, so
Every serious Disney photographer has spent their share of time waiting…and waiting…for a monorail. In fact, one of the maxims of Disney photography is that if you are waiting to photograph a monorail, one will not show up, and if you don’t have your camera out as you pass a track, one will fly by
